Rachel Riley issues important plea after 'old friend' gets in touch with family health struggle

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Rachel Riley often voices her support for various charities and initiatives on Twitter – and her latest post was no different.MORE: Rachel Riley has the cutest interaction with daughter Maven ahead of family milestoneTaking to her social media account on Friday, the Countdown host - who is a doting mother to two young daughters - revealed her friend John reached out and asked her to help raise the awareness of avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) after his son Arthur was diagnosed with it.WATCH: Rachel Riley shares rare video of daughter Maven chatting"An old friend just got in touch after a long struggle to get a diagnosis for his son with avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID)," she shared alongside a link to her friend's charity page.MORE: Rachel Riley shares new candid picture of Pasha Kovalev and baby Noa - but fans question one detailREAD: Rachel Riley reflects on heartache of suffering a miscarriage last year"He wants to spread the word so other families won’t have the same struggle.

Big love to little Arthur and fam [blue heart emoji]."ARFID is a new diagnosis and was previously referred to as Selective Eating Disorder.

According to Kids Health, children with "ARFID are extremely picky eaters and have little interest in eating food. They eat a limited variety of preferred foods, which can lead to poor growth and poor nutrition." Rachel shares two daughters with husband PashaOn John's charity page, he states: "Whilst the exact causes of ARFID are unknown, it is thought that people who develop ARFID do so because of sensory sensitivity, fear of negative consequences or a lack of interest in eating."For example, they might be very sensitive to the taste, texture or appearance of certain types.